Sunday, November 14, 2010

weekend bliss

The sun is shinning...

Every morning when we open the blinds, it is always a quest to see if the day will be gray and gloomy or beautifully sunny. I miss Texas where it seems the sun shines every day, even all winter long.

I am so thankful for the past weekend. It was just what I needed- a long day with my very good friend, Kristen, who I think likes to talk just about as much as I do. We used the long drive to Hiedelberg and back to have an uninterrupted time to catch up on each other's lives. I can't remember the last time I rode in Kristen's car while she drove and it was just the two of us. Maybe in high school? We laughed that now she is driving a mini van (with two carseats in the back). We had so much fun shopping on base for coveted American groceries. I won't spill the beans on how much the grand total was. Yikes! She was stocking up for three months and this included the holidays!

Sorry that I didn't take any pics of our adventure. Just know that it was fun. And this is what I am enjoying this morning...

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mmm...good coffee

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with this
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thanks Kristen!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

someday

Ok, so I have a month left.

Agh! One month and then it's over. Not my life, I know, but my twenties. Sad. Sad. Sad. The days of youth group, sleepovers, go carts, Guatemala, three-way phone calls, serious boy crushes, summer camp...

Oh, those were my teenage memories. Let me try again.

First margarita,
traveling to Cambodia & West Africa,
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becoming a nurse,
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buying my first car,
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living in NY & going to Seminary,
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taking care of Claudia,
meeting my favorite boy,
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delivering babies,
living with Bonnie,
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falling in love,
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moving to Germany & working at BFA
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having my own baby...
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Wow! My twenties were pretty good. Really good, actually. Sure, they weren't perfect. But, they were probably the best days, huh? Really, I want to know. Does it get better or were those the "best days of my life?"

Really, really not wanting to turn thirty. Already had a good cry about it. I just don't want to be thirty. Ugh. I hate it already.


Well, if I must, then I need a few goals to look forward to.
Here goes...

SOMEDAY I WILL...

~ work in Africa, weighing, feeding and taking care of little babies
~ jet ski again (this time maybe in Florida)
~ work in a coffee place (preferably not Starbucks)
~ become a better photographer
~ adopt
~ travel to the Baltic Islands
~ return to school for midwifery or a Masters degree in women's health/Nurse Practitioner
~ learn French
~ take a trip with just my mom & sisters
~ buy a home (with wood floors)
~ be my pre-baby weight again

How about you, what do you want to do someday?

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Now playing: Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
via FoxyTunes


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

old black & whites

A few "old" photos from our day in Basel with the Kolbs.

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